Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ (/wup/ /xɪʤ/ [evil; mean; vicious; wild] [house; tribe]) is a subtropical Town located in Vreri̽zhyir Parish, Wozqoěs District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ was founded by Astetra Trîyega, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ receives an average of 285 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2002 m (6568 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1279, by Astetra Trîyega. The establishment of Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Astetra Trîyega electing to pay people to resettle in Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ is buildings are built arround a single restrictive paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. The political statment focused walls has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. There’s a patern to the panic. It’s not easy to see, and no one quite agrees on what it is, but the locals know and operate under this pattern. It shapes everything they do, and you feel as if you’ve almost worked it out only for some small detail to devastate your theory every time you try and comprehend it.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ has a Gravedigger's Guild, which is responsible for collecting the dead and laying them to rest according to all applicable laws and religious customs.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ has a Highwayman's Guild, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ has a public schooling program overseen by the Hall of Sages who has the responsibility of ensuring access to affordable high-quality education in all basic classes (Reading, Writing, Mathmatics, General Sciences, General Arcana, and Social Education) is made available to all citizens.

Cultural Notes

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ.

The Ice Elemental, Small near Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves ritual combat to channel Necromancy energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

Economy

The following information was obtained via the Imperial Census Bureau as part of the Eyom Economic Outreach Program. It differs from Standard Imperial censuses in that many of Tom's citizens, regardless of culture, work in more than one occupation or hold more than a single job. The Imperial Census Bureau has ruled that a job is a job, hence, the intigers within the data presented here can count an individual more than once.

Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ Census Data: Year 2000

330 of Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 54 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

688 of Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 53 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kasdèbi Shrublands was struck by a drought when Loch Moriri grew too small to continue feeding Creek Willow, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Fìkh Wup Khǐjĭ lost 143 people, and 306 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 5 weeks, which are remembered as the Terror Thirst.

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